Combination mirror and telephone mouthpiece



May- I, 1923.'

J. HAUENSTEIN COMBINATION MIRROR AND TELEPHONE MOU'IHPIECE Filed Dec- 31. 1921 mllllll INVENTOR J07??? J-[auen si e in fiaawzw,

ATTORNEY,

villi/Ill!!! Patented May 1, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HAUENSTEIN, Z KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

COMBINATION MIRROR AND TELEPHONE IWIOUTHPIECE.

A lication filed December .31 1921. Serial No.

1 0 aZZ iii/2.0m may concern it known that 1, Jon): HnUmu-rrrnv. a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of lVlis-s uri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Combination lVlli'lOlS and Telephone ldouthpieces, oi" which the following is a specification.

Mv invention relates to a new and useful article oi manufacture cooperatively combining a. mirror and a sanitary screen, one side oi which latter is protected by the mirror when adjusted to active position. The mirror may be used to advantage in shaving or otherwise preparing the toilet. while the screen is adapted to be placed against or adjacent to the lIlOlltll-PlOCG of a telephone while talking to prevent the transmission of disease germs either to or trom said mouthpiece.

The device is preferably made on a small scale, so that it may be readily carried either in a. hand bag or a pocket and is o't ornamental and inexpensive construction.

In order that the invention may be fully understood. reference will now be had to the accompa' ying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is an elevation of the device shown fully open in solid lines and partly closed in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line H of Fig. 1, showing the device folded.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on line IlI-Ill of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is a fragmentary section on line 1Y-1V of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an elevation showing important parts of the invention before being incorporated in the complete device.

In carrying out the invention, I provide a disk 2 and an annulus a, preferably, stamped from one piece of sheet metal or other suitable material and united by a connecting element 6. The inner margin of the annulus 4 is pressed outwardly to form a circular flange 7 against the inner surface of which a mirror 8 is secured. Said mirror 8 may consist either of glass or a highly polished nickel plated metal disk having marginal recesses 9 to receive a small amount of solder, cement or other suitable material for firmly securing said disk to the flange 7.

1O designates another annulus, the inner margin of which is pressed outwardly to form a circular flange 12 in which a screen ii of tissue paper or other thin material is secured by rubber or other suitable washer 15. cemented or otherwise secured to the lziinge 152 and said screen i i. The periphcry ot the annulus is provided with oppositely disposed spring clips 16 and 18, for purpose which will hereinafter appear.

In assembling the device the connecting element 6 is folded at its central portion to bring the disk 2 and the annulus 4: into proximity with each other, as disclosed by 1 and 2, a suiiicient space 19 being left to receive the annulus 10 which is operably secured in place by a pivot 20, the ends of which hold the disk 2 and the annulus at against the intervening annulus 10 with sutiicicnt friction to retain the same in its outward position, as disclosed by Fig. 1. lVhen the annulus 10 is swung inwardly to inactive position as disclosed by Fig. 2, the flange 12 is received by the saucershaped disk 2, while the clips 16 and 18, trictionally engage the disk 2 and the an nulus 4:, respectively.

The annulus 10 is provided adjacent to the washer with an integral wedge 26, which, when said annulus is swung to inactive position, engages the disk 2 and pr'ies it and the annulus t apart, so that the annulus 10 can readily enter the space 19.

hen the annulus 10 is swung outwardly to active position it is retained in such position by frictional engagement of the disk 2 and annulus and also by a small indentation 522 on the annulus 4 which springs into a corresponding indentation in the annulus 10.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A. portable device of the character described consisting of an annulus, a screen covering the opening in said annulus, a disk. a second annulus connected to and spaced from the disk to provide an opening to receive the first annulus, a mirror fixed to cover the opening in the second annulus and coacting therewith and the disk in pro tecting the screen when the first annulus is swung inwardly between the second annulus and the disk, and a pivot on which said first annulus may be swung inwardly as stated, or outwardly from between the second annulus and the disk.

2. A device of the character described, consisting of two circular members spaced apart and united by a peripheral connection, an annulus mounted to swing between and be held in outward position by frictional engagement with said circular members, a screen covering the opening in said annulus, and clips on the annulus for engaging the two circular members to reliably secure said annulus when swung inward between the two circular members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HAUENSTEIN.

Witnesses:

L. J. FIsoHER, F. C. FISCHER. 

